The Kilby International Awards was an award created by the High Tech Committee of the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce, in 1990 to boost interest in the area. It was named after inventor Jack Kilby. The awards were bestowed at the Chamber's annual "Salute to High Technology" dinners, except for the 2003 Awards, which were held in London.
Recipients
Awards were granted in 1990–1998, 2000 and 2003.
1990
- Truman Cook (Community Catalyst Award)
- Mark Fulbright (Student Innovator Award)
- Michael Hawley
- Bell Helicopter Textron
1991
- Wendy Copp (Young Innovator Award)
- Apple Computer
- EDS
- Rockwell International
- Tandy Corporation
- Texas Instruments
- Raytheon Corporation
1992
1993
- Francis S. Collins
- Candace B. Pert
- George F. Smoot
- Mae C. Jemison
- K. Eric Drexler (Young Innovator Award)
1994
- Robert D. Ballard
- Dean Kamen
- Stephanie L. Kwolek
- Michael A. Zasloff
- Mark A. Reed (Young Innovator Award)
1995
- Vinton Cerf
- Huda Zoghbi
- Harry Orr
- Hans Herren
- Jewel Plummer Cobb (Lifetime Achievement in Education Award)
- Tim Berners-Lee (Young Innovator Award)
- Marc Hannah (Young Innovator Award)
1996
- Steve Wozniak
- Helen Murray Free (Lifetime Achievement Award)
- Daniel Kaufman
- E. Clayton Teague
- Kay Toliver
- Mike McCue (Young Innovator Award)
1997
- James H. Clark
- Hector Floyd DeLuca
- Sylvia A. Earle
- Barry Marshall
- Francine Penny Patterson
- Susan Athey (Young Innovator Award)
1998
- Leonardo Chiariglione
- Jennifer Harris (Young Innovator Award)
- Florence P. Haseltine
- Karl M. Johnson (Lifetime Achievement Award)
- Zafra M. Lerman
- William E. Strickland
- Masashi Yanagisawa
2000
- Michael Chasen (Young Innovator Award)
- Matthew Pittinsky (Young Innovator Award)
- Linus Benedict Torvalds (Young Innovator Award)
- Frances Anne Cordova
- Bran Ferren
- Hendrik Mario Geysen
- Margaret Lowman
- Martin Schwab
- Ada Yonath
2003
- Onesmo K. ole-MoiYoi
- Dame Bridget Ogilvie
- Ralf David Hotchkiss
- Mamphela Aletta Ramphele
- Janna Levin (Young Innovator Award)
References
- "Cook, Truman F.", Dallas Morning News (March 22, 2006)
- Anderson, Christopher. "Hagelin & Quantum Theory: Holding on by a superstring", Nature Vol 359 (September 10, 1992)
- ^ Overview, kilby.org, The Kilby Awards Foundation
- Miller, Robert. "UT Southwestern researcher receives 'ballistic' honor", Dallas Morning News (May 21, 1991)
- "The Kilby International Awards in London". kilby.org (Press release). The Kilby Awards Foundation. October 7, 2003. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- Past Laureates, kilby.org, The Kilby Awards Foundation
- Current Laureates, kilby.org, The Kilby Awards Foundation